{"id":1618,"date":"2012-07-22T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2012-07-19T23:16:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T03:16:15","slug":"whats-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/whats-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the weather?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the weather like where you are today?\u00a0 Here, where I am in Washington, DC the weather forecast is:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/07\/30.png\" aria-label=\"30\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1620 alignleft\"  alt=\"\" width=\"69\" height=\"69\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/07\/30.png\"><\/a>93 degree Fahrenheit<br \/>\nPartly Cloudy<br \/>\nHumidity 48%<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In plain English one would say today&#8217;s weather is: hot and muggy.<\/p>\n<p>Below I have presented some important weather related vocabulary so you can more accurately talk about the weather where you are.\u00a0 If you would like to practice your English feel free to leave a comment on this post telling us all what the weather is like where you are today.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>balmy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; pleasantly warm<br \/>\n<strong>boiling hot<\/strong> (noun phrase) &#8211; an expression that means that it is very hot<br \/>\n<strong>breezy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; light wind<br \/>\n<strong>chilly<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; cold<br \/>\n<strong>clear<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; when the sky is blue and there are no clouds blocking the sun<br \/>\n<strong>cold<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; a low temperature<br \/>\n<strong>cloudy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; when there are white or gray clouds in the sky blocking the sun<br \/>\n<strong>cool<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; a temperature between cold and warm<br \/>\n<strong>drizzling\/drizzly<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; raining just a little<br \/>\n<strong>flurries<\/strong> (noun) &#8211; very light snowfall<br \/>\n<strong>foggy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; thick water vapor in the air that makes the air white and makes it hard to see clearly<br \/>\n<strong>freezing cold<\/strong> (noun phrase) &#8211; an expression that means it is very cold<br \/>\n<strong>hail<\/strong> (noun) &#8211; small pieces of ice that fall from the sky<br \/>\n<strong>hot<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; a high temperature<br \/>\n<strong>humid<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; when there is moisture in the air<br \/>\n<strong>muggy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; humid\/moist air that is also hot<br \/>\n<strong>overcast<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; when there is no sun visible because clouds cover the entire sky<br \/>\n<strong>partly cloudy<\/strong> (adjective phrase) &#8211; this is a phrase used to describe when the skies are sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny all within the same day<br \/>\n<strong>rainy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; it is raining<br \/>\n<strong>scorching<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; it is extremely hot<br \/>\n<strong>a shower<\/strong> (noun) &#8211; a quick\/short rainstorm<br \/>\n<strong>snowy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; it is snowing<br \/>\n<strong>sunny<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; the sun is shining<br \/>\n<strong>warm<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; the temperature between cool and hot<br \/>\n<strong>windy<\/strong> (adj) &#8211; the air is blowing outside<\/p>\n<p>As examples of how to use some of this vocabulary, here are some typical forecasts for major cities in the United States during different seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles in winter: The weather is <strong>balmy<\/strong> and <strong>sunny<\/strong>.<br \/>\nChicago in winter: The weather is <strong>windy<\/strong> and <strong>freezing cold<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSeattle in autumn: The weather is <strong>drizzly<\/strong> and <strong>cool<\/strong> with<strong> overcast skies<\/strong>.<br \/>\nMiami in summer: The weather is <strong>scorching<\/strong> and <strong>sunny<\/strong>.<br \/>\nBoston in winter: The weather is <strong>cold<\/strong> and <strong>snowy<\/strong> with <strong>partly cloudy skies.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/07\/30.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>What&#8217;s the weather like where you are today?\u00a0 Here, where I am in Washington, DC the weather forecast is: 93 degree Fahrenheit Partly Cloudy Humidity 48% &nbsp; In plain English one would say today&#8217;s weather is: hot and muggy. 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